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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “dowerless” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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79 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
dowerless134401(None) 
powerless1444291powerless
bowelless1443832bowelless
coverless1436802coverless
doorless936712do_orless
doweries12411932dowerie_s
downless1236362dow_nless
flowerless1642882flowerless
powderless1642592powderless
sewerless1244302sewerless
showerless1642542showerless
angerless1045023angerless
aweless1038723_awe_less
boneless10310213bone_less
boweries13312293bowerie_s
bowless123310313bow__less
cheerless1495293cheerless
codeless112010113code_less
colorless1145683colorless
coreless103013833core_less
cotterless1244033cotterless
coverlets1437053coverlets
dateless9259963date_less
deedless10318253d_eedless
dewless1137473d__ewless
dinnerless1152713dinnerless
doctorless1342583doctorless
doneness9411513done_ness
dopeyness1543473dopeyness
doubtless1243313doubtless
dourness947683do_urness
dowdiness1485693dowdiness
doweled12269773dowe_le_d
dowelled1356343dowelle_d
dowels104813343dowe_l__s
dowered122811553dower_e_d
dowers104523293dower___s
downiness13106713downiness
dowries114413983dow_rie_s
driverless1452703driverless
dwellers12356083d_wellers
fiberless1444453fiberless
governess1346173governess
holeless1189363hole_less
homeless131110143home_less
hopeless13118303hope_less
linerless936333linerless
loveless1168573love_less
moneyless1444653moneyless
motherless1544093motherless
motorless1145723motorless
moveless1367753move_less
noseless839513nose_less
noteless839403note_less
oarless73913373_o_arless
odorless934173_odorless
orderless1044313orderless
overlets112312363_overlets
paperless1345833paperless
peerless1037513_peerless
poetless1038723po_etless
poleless1089873pole_less
popeless1288473pope_less
powerlessly1951983powerlessly
riderless1044903riderless
riverless1244943riverless
soberness1186463soberness
soleless8910033sole_less
toeless72612393to_e_less
toneless8610393tone_less
toweriest1246533toweriest
townless1135653tow_nless
voteless1137493vote_less
vowless13246603vow__less
warless104015103__warless
waterless1238013waterless
webless1237003__webless
yokeless1535303yoke_less
zoneless1737823zone_less

Search took 9 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641797.73319221.6
3Display Results79790.0302633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691798.18621828.9
 
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